Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-05-23

the Natlonal Drill by the hard conditions imposeu
oy the railroads. The railroad Corporations are
determined 10 make the interstate law odious III
they can. and impelled by that motive they i'm
trip would not comply With. Public Sentiment is
undergoing marked change with regard TO the
interstate law and the Commission. Al FIRST the
railroads succeeded In creating the impression
that the law would work serious injury
TO commerce, and they even raised a feeling
OF preJudlce against the Commission But the peo-
pie are beginning TO see through the selfish designs
or the railroads As general thing the people
are slow TO see the real dft OF question like this
but they never fail 10 discern In the end
and when they do they are immovable. The rail-
road corporations have made an issue with the
people. and now that the issue is understood pub
lie sentiment Will sustain the Interstate Commits
sion In a rigid enforcement OF the law.
The Best Piece Of Newspaper Work
From the Republic
One OF the best II not the best, pieces OF news
paper work ever in this city, was in the stan OF
yesterday. We refer TO the article on the National
Drill, which would have been creditable 10 any
newspaper in the country. We understand that
the credit for this excellent piece OF work prn-
cipaly due 70 Mr.. Harry p. Goodwin one OF the
brightest young newspaper men OF the country.
JURORS ExcusKD.-To-day George ID. Kenner and
David Fisher were excused as jurors In the
Criminal Court for the remainder OF the term
Those drawn on Friday last for service In Circuit
Court No. were accepted this morning. with the
exception OF 5. G. Cornwall and David Kemp.
lie SHOT GIRL INSTEAD OF BRD.-ThiS morn
Ing, In the Criminal Court, Samuel Moore a COL
ored boy, was on trial for an assault and battery
with intent TO kill Agnes Washington, 4 colored
girl, In April last by shooting her In the chin.
| The defendant claimed that as he had a pistol
ready TO shoot O bird the shot was accidentally
| fired. The jury found him guilty OF simple as
Sault.
DROWNED IN SIGHT OF HIS wIPE.-Saturtay after
Jeffries who lived at ga street southeast, was
drowned while swimming in the Eastern Branch,
at the ioot OF 10th street east he was seized with
him. His wife and mother, who were the sole
witnesses OF the accident cried for help but when
assistance came her husband had disappeared
| under the water. His body was recovered and con-
yeyed to his home.
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF RECHABrTKs.-The officers
and delegates comprising the high tent OF the In
dependent Order OF Rechabites OF North America
| 10 The meeting tomorrow morning at Eagle Tent
Hall in odd Fellows Hall, navy-yard. Mr. Julian
Murray sae hgn ,S eaieL ruler viii preside and
fair to be one OF the largest held and Will be
tinued for three days.
ALEXANDRIANs MARRIED.-This afternoon there
was quite company present In the Equity Court
epck Cannon ana E III yoERs ban Fl a.
exandria County, Va. The parties were met al
| the door OF the Court-House by Mr.. E b. Hay, who
license, went for Rev. DR.. Wright, OF Wesley NJ z.
church, who tied the marriage knot in the pres
ence OF some forty lawyers and court employees
A SERIOUS RUNAWAY ACcIDENr.-There was
serious runaway accident on 14th street about
O'Clock SATURDAY afternoon. A pair OF spirited
horses, attached to phaeton In which Mrs. W. p.
Morgan and her daughter We're driving, took fright
e anG ran the
| Mill, Mt. Pleasant, throwing out Ms. Shoe
maker, who was slightly Injured. II col.
namS who was thrown from her carriage and had
one OF her legs fractured. Mrs. Morgan's team
brought brought up against a tree-6ox, demolishing the
thrown out and badly bruised
ITRAcT1oNs AT ATHLETIC PARK-During drill
week Athletic Park offers great attractions TO cit
liens and strangers. The program Is: Drills Of the
light and heavy artillery on Thursday and Friday
| fireworks by Pain, of London, on wednesday, FIJI
day and SATURDAY nights at 8 O'Clock The light
fireworks will be varied each evening, and por-
traits In fire will be given OF President Cleveland
Mrs. Cleveland, and Gen Sheridan.
GOOD Bass FISHING AT GREAT FAILS.-Yesterday
morning, at Great Falls, a number OF fishermen
bass, and shortly after daybreak there was an
| angler on almost every rock along the waters
edge. During the day four gentlemen from this
| city captured seventeen fine bass weighing %
pounds, and about forty large sun perch and
white Inullets. This is the largest catch OF bass
Several other anglers managed to catch few bass
and number OF smaller nsh. Carp are very plenti-
full about the Falls. and it is claimed BY the
anglers that they brighten on the bass This fact,
| however, is disputed by others. There were halt
| a dozen or more persons along the nver with dip
taken from the water, the largest one weighing
nearly twenty pounds One person dipped at one
time three carp weighing nineteen pounds There
were about one hundred excurS0niStS at the Pals
during the day.
Albert on Saturday nled bill in equity for MIS-
Ellen Starr, OF Baltimore, against Mary J. Treakle
her daughter, and Louis 7. Starr, Of Chicago, who
claims TO be her grandson, for an account and q
recovery of money. The complainant claims that
With her deceased son Ono. W. starp she, In 1885,,
entered into the real estate business she con.
tributing 5000 and he $4,000, and the pronts
| were to have been divided equally, and when her
| son died few years since the defendant Treakle
| claimed all the property OF the copartnership as
the heir OF Starr and has refused to recognize her
claim, and She, therefore, seeks to recover. MI.
the claim was made by a Chicago woman and her
son Louis L. that the latter was the only heir and
suit was brought here which resulted in decree
| for Mrs Treakle.
! THE WIDENING OF CoLuKBIA RoAD.-The Court
tices James and Merrick, to-day heard the case OF
Blake ct al. agt. the District Commissioners-bin
for injunction TO enjoin the widening OF Columbia
road.
THE SOLDIERS SoUvENIR-The National Drill is
responsible for the production OF a very hand
somely illustrated and printed volume called sThe
Soldiers Souvenir" which has just been issued by
A. 3 W1ChefOc6 q co. The author or the work Is
Mr.. T. c. DeIeon, managing secretary OF the drill
who, In the midst of his arduous duties has found
time to prepare this interesting and valuable
work. 1.-The Soldiers Souvenir, while containing
much that Is pertinent to the National Drill with
descriptions and illustrations OF many OF the most
noted commands Is OF interest to the national
guardsmen at large as it deals with many sub
jectS and many organizations not connected with
the drill The book is credible both 10 publisher
and author.
FINED FOR STRIKING A GIRI.-ThiS morning, in
the Police Court, In the trial OF JAS Miles, young
man, for striking Mary Ohlhart In the eye, Henry
Brown testified that when the defendant called
him a &c -"he struck him with his um-
brella. WitneSS:Sald he struck the defendant be-
cause he fs counted one OF the SwampOodle DULLES
'He Is q small poodle said the judge looking at
the defendant. 1t appeared that the complainant
objected to the defendant calling on her younger
sister, and when she spoke to him about IL he as
saulted her. He was lined $40.
HOTEL ASSOCIATION ORGANIxRD.-The hotel
men OF Washington had q meeting at the Riggs
House last evening. and on motion OF Mr. Wood |
ZatiOn, to be known as the Hotel Association of |
washington, d. c. The following ofncers were 1
elected: T. &. ROeSsle, president; W. II. Selden |
vice president; c. W. Sponord. treasurer and sec
rotary.
In HONOR OF THE VIRGIN MARY.-The May pro- |
ceSsion OF theSunday school OF St Peters Catholic
church yesterday was composed OF about 900 |
children, who were formed In line at the school /
hall on street southeast and marched from there
to the church, where after veSpefS, Miss Mary